Here is some inspiration from Peter H. Reynolds, author of ‘The Dot’, ‘Ish’ and more, as we begin conversations about redesigning assessment strategies…

“This is my gift to educators to remind them to follow their instincts and remember why they got into teaching in the first place: to see the potential in every child, to nurture those emerging gifts and talents, and to change lives”. (Source: Fablevision Blog Post, 2014)

Dr. Lynn Erickson is an author and private consultant assisting schools and districts around the world with understanding the power of concept-based curriculum and instruction and its effects on learning. While consulting with the Curriculum and Assessment Branch in the Ministry of Education in 2012, Pat Horstead interviewed Lynn Erickson about her ideas. (Source: Instructional samples, BC Ministry of Education)